Starting the computer by password, Hw setup, Accessing hw setup – Toshiba Satellite L855 User Manual

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Starting the computer by password

If you have already registered a user password, there is one way to start
the computer:

Enter the password manually.

The password is necessary only if the computer was shut down in
Hibernation mode or boot mode, not in Sleep mode and Restart.

To enter a password manually, follow the steps as detailed below:
1.

Turn on the power as described in Chapter 1,

Getting Started

. The

following message will appear in the screen:
Enter Password [ ]

At this point, the hotkeys do not work. They will function after you enter the
password.

2.

Enter the Password.

3.

Press ENTER.

If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer
shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry
password entry.

HW Setup

This section explains how to use the TOSHIBA HW Setup program to
configure your computer, and provides information on settings for various
functions.

After you changed the settings of HWSetup, a dialog box may appear to
prompt you that the changes will take effect after the computer is restarted.
Make sure to restart your computer immediately to apply these changes.

Accessing HW Setup

To run the HW Setup program, click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA ->
Tools & Utilities -> HWSETUP
.

HW Setup window

The HW Setup window contains a number of tabs (General, Password,
Display, Boot Setting, Keyboard, USB, LAN and SATA) to allow specific
functions of the computer to be configured.
In addition there are also three buttons : OK, Cancel and Apply.

OK

Accepts your changes and closes the HW Setup
window.

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